CLASSROOM
INVOLVEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TASKS
Any class is mostly what the students bring to in the way of work ethic, enthusiasm, and helpful involvement. All the tasks are real world parts of jobs. These tasks will help you learn in addition to helping others learn.
You will be assigned
a task for two weeks at a time.
Then you will move on to the next task.
Worth 10% of your marking period grade.
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Task |
Description |
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Completion |
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1 Quote for the day |
Pick a
relevant quote and have it on the board at the beginning of class. Know
author. Have a
typed list of quotes at the end of the two weeks. |
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2 Note Taking |
Take
careful notes each class. Type them up that night. Put them in the binder for those absent. Keep the
chart of task completions for the two weeks. |
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3 Review |
At the beginning of class review important concepts
and upcoming events and responsibilities. [5 minutes] |
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4 Poem of the Week [Thursday] |
Bring in a
poem/song to share, explain. Have a
clean copy for everyone. Annotate
your own copy. Teach us
the poem Try to have
the poem relate to our unit. Read it to
the class and lead discussion. |
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5 Visual of the Week [Friday] |
Editorial,
carton, ad, artwork Video clip. ·
Relevant to our study ·
Give context |
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6 Summarize |
The last five minutes of class, stop the teacher and
give a summary of main points. |
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7 Etymology |
Use the
Etymology book to teach 4 roots per week. Give us an
exercise or two each week on these 4 roots and give a quiz at the end of the
two weeks. [5 minutes] Throw in an
interesting etymology a few times a week. |
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8 Technical Assistance |
Help with
equipment, phone, hand-outs, book numbers…. |
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9 Discussion Leaders [Wednesday] |
Prepare 4
questions [typed] and lead a polar discussion that relates to something we
are studying. For one
question prepare some arguments/evidence for each side of the issue and take
opposing sides. |
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10 Community Book Discussion [Monday] |
Stir up
interest. Tell us
about author. Read an
interesting passage. Handout
some study guide questions. Do some
research about the topic, genre, history…. 5 -10 mins. |
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11 Test Prep [Tuesday] |
Prepare a
section of a sample test. Connect to
the curriculum if
possible. Give the
multiple choice excerpt then help explain the answers. Or you could
give one of the essay prompts and expect a plan or a 25 min essay. 30 minutes |
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12 Vocabulary |
Use Vocabulary
Power Plus for the New SAT. Monday- introduce words Tuesday- vocabulary practice Wed- drill and
exercise on the unit Friday-- first Friday optional oral quiz Second Friday
written quiz – correct
it.
[10 to 15 minutes a day] |
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If you are absent
three or more days during a two week period, you can fulfill your “task”
responsibility by one of the following assignments. This will be due in one
week from last absence.
Literature – Homer’s Odyssey
Language – Orwell’s Animal Farm
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Monday Review Etymology Quote Vocabulary Community
Book Discussion Summarize |
Tuesday Review Etymology Quote Vocab Test
Prep Summarize |
Wednesday Review Etymology Quote Vocab Polar
Discussion Summarize |
Thursday Review Etymology Quote Vocab Poem Summarize |
Friday Review Etymology Quote Vocabulary Optional
Oral Quiz/ Written Quiz Visual Summarize |